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What's it like at the centre of the earth?

The earth鈥檚 inner core is made of iron nickel alloy. But what happens to it under the immense temperatures and pressures found there? Professor Kei Hirose spent 10 years devising an experiment to recreate these extreme conditions. Here he reveals the results鈥�

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Horizon2011-2012, The Core

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